The Physical Geography of Brazil
Environment, Vegetation and Landscape
Published on 8. February 2019
Book
Hardback
X, 222 pages
978-3-030-04332-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book presents the Brazilian natural space and environment. It describes the main environmental aspects of Brazil in relation to geology, climate, geomorphology, vegetation, fauna, water resources and environmental issues.
The book presents a beautifully illustrated overview of the physical geography of the Amazon Forest, the central Brazilian savannah (Cerrado), the Cocais Forest, the semi-arid area (Caatinga), the Atlantic Forest area, the Pantanal (Brazilian wetlands), the Auraucárias Plateau, the Pampas area (South grasslands) and the Brazilian Coastal Environment (beaches and mangroves).
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Series
Edition
2019 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Cham
Switzerland
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
3 s/w Abbildungen, 94 farbige Abbildungen
X, 222 p. 97 illus., 94 illus. in color.
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
694 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-030-04332-2 (9783030043322)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-04333-9
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
André Augusto Rodrigues Salgado | Leonardo José Cordeiro Santos | Julio César Paisani
The Physical Geography of Brazil
Environment, Vegetation and Landscape
E-Book
01/2019
1st Edition
Springer
€171.19
Available for download
Persons
André Augusto Rodrigues Salgado is Bachelor and M.Sc. in Geography (Federal University of Minas Gerais/Brazil). He is Ph.D. in Geology (Federal University of Ouro Preto/Brazil) and in Geosciences (Aix-Marseille University/France). He is Professor at the Federal University of Minas Gerais and researcher at the CNPq/Brazil (National Counsel of Technological and Scientific Development). Currently vice-president and ex-president of the Brazilian Geomorphology Union (UGB).
Content
Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Pampa: The South Brazil.- Chapter 3: Subtropical Araucaria Plateaus.- Chapter 4: Atlantic Tropical Brazil.- Chapter 5: Pantanal: The Brazilian Wetlands.- Chapter 6: Semi-Humid: The Landscape of Central Brazil.- Chapter 7: The Semi-Arid Domain of the NorthEast of Brazil.- Chapter 8: The Cocais Forest Landscape.- Chapter 9: Amazonia.- Chapter 10: Natural Landscapes along Brazillian Coastline.